Douluo: In an extraordinary world, with unparallel understanding!

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Although three months wasn't enough to fully absorb the knowledge, with hard work and practice, some managed to craft level-two soul tools.

On this visit, Su Yu's spiritual sea shone with brilliance as two runes, "Qing" (Clarity) and "Ming" (Illumination), radiated light, even manifesting outside his body. The purple glow of the runes hovered above him as he released them.

Under the influence of these two runes, the soul engineers who had managed to craft level-two soul tools gained a deeper understanding of the theories behind their creations. They transitioned from mere imitation to internalization, successfully mastering the concepts of level-two soul tools.

As for the level-one soul engineers who hadn't yet succeeded in crafting level-two soul tools, they experienced a surge of inspiration, feeling they now had a genuine chance to succeed.

"Thank you for your help, Lord Su Yu," said the respected soul elders and soul ancestors of the tribes, expressing their gratitude.

Su Yu had initially left behind many soul tool artifacts, items developed during the Sun Moon Empire's efforts to make soul tools accessible to the common people. These tools brought visible improvements to daily life.

Having experienced the convenience of soul tools, the tribespeople were motivated to learn the craft with great enthusiasm.

By providing both the technology and the necessary guidance to understand it, Su Yu earned the genuine gratitude of these soul masters.

"Brother Yu, is there really any point in doing all this?"

The time spent spreading soul tool technology and helping the tribes learn to craft them had significantly delayed their journey.

It was one thing to spend leisure time during their three-month stay in the tribes, but now, when they were supposed to be leaving, they had already spent an additional month in the three tribes.

Huo Yuhao couldn't understand the purpose of Su Yu's actions.

After all, the power of two individuals was limited.

If the goal was to develop this continent, wouldn't it make more sense to wait for the Sun Moon Empire to unify the lands? Once the empire took control of this continent, it could develop it systematically.

At most, Su Yu's efforts might advance the continent's development by ten years. What difference would that make in the grand scheme of things?

"It doesn't matter. Helping these people escape ignorance a bit earlier isn't a bad thing. Besides, the changes brought by a nation and those brought by an individual are inherently different."

The people of this continent had relatively pure beliefs. Their totems were various divine beasts, and their faith wasn't merely superficial—it ran deep within many members of the tribes.

If Su Yu could gain the faith of the people on this continent, even after the Sun Moon Empire eventually incorporated this land into its dominion and began spreading its culture and ideology, Su Yu's legacy as the "Father of Soul Tools" on Phoenix Continent would still remain significant.

Su Yu didn't bother explaining the concept of faith power to Huo Yuhao.

"Ah, four months gone, and finally, we're back on Douluo Continent." Huo Yuhao stretched as he felt the familiar aura of the Endless Volcano. Although the environment wasn't exactly comfortable, he still displayed a relaxed expression.

While the Phoenix Continent had an abundance of treasures, it had always given him the feeling of being in the wilderness. Now, even though they had returned to the harsh environment of the Endless Volcano, it felt like coming back from the countryside to the city.

"Our mission this time has been completed successfully. So, do you want to keep traveling, or should we return to Sun-Moon first?"

Huo Yuhao had successfully undergone the second awakening of his martial soul, and the two of them had been away for over half a year. Even someone as relentless as Xu Tiannan should have calmed down a little by now.

"Brother Yu, let's first head out and catch up on what's happening."

Su Yu nodded, not rushing Huo Yuhao to make a decision.

To be honest, after venturing into the Endless Volcano and the Phoenix Continent, they were now significantly out of touch with human society on Douluo Continent.

"You two brats, you vanished the moment you got over there. It's been four months, and now you're finally back?" Feng Kuang greeted them with a hint of exasperation.

Every month, Feng Kuang had transported their collected resources through the spatial passage. Meanwhile, Su Yu and Huo Yuhao had simply stayed on the other side without returning.

Not having the burden of supporting a large force behind them was truly enviable.

Outside the Endless Volcano, the Kuangyun Escort Team had set up a base. Su Yu and Huo Yuhao's emergence coincided with Feng Kuang's presence.

"Haha, we just didn't want to make too many trips back and forth," Su Yu replied casually, laughing as he avoided explaining the specifics of their actions on the Phoenix Continent.

After all, the two of them had essentially swept through the resources of the entire continent. Although they hadn't been overly greedy or destructive, it was still an awkward thing to admit.

There was also the matter of passing down soul tool technology to the three major tribes.

However, Su Yu wasn't particularly worried about that.

The soul tool theories he had left behind were limited to those under level four and consisted only of the most common foundational core arrays.

Below level four, without any special enhancements, core arrays were essentially just patterns built up layer by layer, progressing from simple to complex, and then to even more intricate designs.

These theories didn't include any streamlined or advanced techniques, which made them far less threatening.

Even if the Body Sect obtained this knowledge, it wouldn't make much of a difference.

This type of foundational layering could be independently tested and developed by any force with access to soul tool theories.

What the three Douluo nations currently lacked was advanced technology starting from level four and above.

The truly transformative breakthroughs in soul tools occurred at levels five, seven, eight, and nine. These levels introduced techniques that elevated soul tools to entirely new heights, and it was precisely these techniques that the Douluo nations most desperately needed.

"Brother Kuang, it's been four months since we last came out. We're not sure if anything major has happened on Douluo Continent. Since you've been traveling back and forth, do you have any noteworthy news to share?"

"Of course! How could there not be?" Feng Kuang replied. Though he frequently reported to the Body Sect, he was still an active member of the escort team, and he was constantly exposed to all sorts of information.

"The Xuanming Sect, the strongest sect in the Dou Ling Empire, has announced its seclusion. From now on, apart from selling Xuan Water Pills to sustain the sect, they won't interact with the outside world anymore."

"The Sun Moon Empire has announced the rules for the next Soul Master Tournament. This time, sect teams will be allowed to participate, but the requirements for competing have been raised. For sect teams, at least five participants must be at the Soul Ancestor level to qualify."

"The Sun Moon Empire has intensified its offensive against the Star Luo Empire. The White Tiger Duke is leading the resistance but is now surrounded in the Sun-Moon Mountain Range. No one knows the current situation there."

"In addition to the conflict with the Star Luo Empire, skirmishes between the Heavenly Soul Empire and the Sun Moon Empire have also begun along their borders. The territory west of Tianjia City has been forcibly occupied by the Sun Moon Empire."

These four months had certainly been eventful for the Douluo Continent.

Within just one month of fighting, the Sun Moon Empire had seized vast swathes of land from the Heavenly Soul Empire.

The disparity in strength between the nations was disheartening.

It was unclear whether Xu Tiannan was escalating hostilities to showcase the Sun Moon Empire's power or for some other reason.

Given his position, Xu Tiannan should logically be focusing on consolidating his rule and maintaining external peace as much as possible.

After all, under the pressure of threats from multiple fronts, his authority could become unstable.

Aside from these major events, Feng Kuang also shared additional news. For instance, the Ironblood Sect's leader, Kuang Tie, had successfully obtained his seventh soul ring and advanced to Soul Saint. Meanwhile, the escort team had used this period to expand significantly, growing to a respectable size of over 100 members.

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